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I Better Get a Kiss Out of This

Lucky for him, a romantic night out took a very strange turn

I never thought I had a drinking problem. Everybody drank a lot in the Army. On a Friday night at the officers’ club, everybody drank more than they should have, and by the end of the evening I was usually still ready to keep going. I never really thought I drank differently from most people. I was always at work on time, and even though it took a couple cups of coffee to get me going, by noon I was always feeling OK.